Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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The Class Leaders...

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Pictured at left are the boys who have led the class through its final term at Gir¬ ard. The center of attraction would, quite naturally, be our president, Jim Groome Jim ' s quiet and serious manner won him the respect of the class from the start; back in our Junior-two term we elected him president. After being led by Bob Hennessy in J-l, Jim in J-2, and Tony Cline in S-l, we picked Jim to lead us again in this last lap of our Girard life.He has done well for himself and his class, and his example is a chal lenge to those who follow us. Right on Jim ' s heels was Walt Peek, another good-looking, quiet lad, who never shirked a responsibility that was handed him Walt has been our vice-president since J-l; his helping hand has always been appreciated, evidenced, of course, by his consistent reelection since our junior year. Larry Berge handled thi money department of the class affairs as our treasurer, and Henry Deibel served as secretary. The mam organ in the governing of our school, the Cabinet, had good representation from our class. Ralph Carl, Denny Freeman, and Tony Cline served in the capacity of Cabinet Members, Nick DiCroce was elected to the Cabinet in our last term. Not to be forgotten is the office of Student Body President which was won in an overwhelming election victory by Tony Cline before school closed last June To these boys goes the appreciation of their classmates for their strong leadership We all |om in saying thanks for a job well done. A dead silence prevails throughout the entire audience as the secretary of the National Honor Society reads the names of the new inductees Within each heart is the desire to belong to this distinguished organization. The names are read and the new members make their way to the platform where they take the oath of membership. As the personal disappointment subsides among those of us left behind, a new and stronger pride surges forth for the members of our class who are the deserving recipi ents of this honor The N H. S., as the Society is more popularly known is probably the most selec¬ tive and most distinguished organization in the College. It claims only the most de¬ serving—those who fulfill the Society ' s four requisites: character, service, leadership, and scholarship. Our class ' earliest members, those elected in J-2, were Bob Hennessy, Nick Di- Croce, and Tony Cline. In S-l Walt Peek and Jim Falen were added to the select few Finally, in S-2, Jim Groome completed the six members of which our class boasts This term ' s officers were capable Nick DiCroce as President, Tony Cline as Vice- President, and Walt Peek as Secretary. The faculty adviser of the Society is the popu¬ lar Dr. Morris Wolf. This is Dr. Wolf ' s first term in this position and we know he ' ll be successful in all the terms to come. The class sees in the members of the N. H. S. the standards by which our lives should be measured; we know that to them we shall forever turn an admiring eye